Ch. 540                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

To carry out the objectives of this article, the following
State units shall cooperate fully with the Agency:

(1)  Department   of   Education;

(2)  Department   of   General Services;

(3)  Department   of   Health and Mental Hygiene;

(4)  Department   of   Human Resources;

(5)  Department of Economic and Employment
Development;

(6)  Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services; AND

[(7) Department of State Planning; and]

[(8)] (7) Any other agency needed to accomplish these

objectives.

2-503,

Article - Agriculture

(a) (1) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation shall be governed and administered by a board of
trustees composed of the State Treasurer, who shall serve as an
ex officio member, and the Secretary who shall serve as an ex
officio member, and nine members from the State at-large to be
appointed by the Governor, at least five of whom shall be farmer
representatives from different areas of the State. The State
Treasurer may appoint, as the Treasurer's designee, a deputy
treasurer to serve on the board of trustees. One of the at-large
members who is not a farmer representative shall be a
representative of the [Department] OFFICE of [State] Planning.
All of the farmer representatives shall be actively engaged, or
retired from active farming. Three of the five farmer
representatives shall be appointed as follows:

(i) One from a list of three nominees submitted
by the Maryland Agricultural Commission;

(ii) One from a list of three nominees
submitted by the Maryland Farm Bureau; and

(iii) One from a list of three nominees
submitted by the Maryland State Grange.

(2) The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the
board, from among the nine at-large trustees. A majority of the

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